Observant states : geopolitics and visual culture
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Observant states : geopolitics and visual culture
（International library of human geography, 16）
I.B. Tauris, 2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Geopolitics is changing. The conduct of war and peace is being transformed by our increasing dependence on visual images and practices. Satellite surveillance, computer games, streaming video, retinal scanning and mobile phone cameras are just some of the technologies that are shaping contemporary geopolitics. From the horrors of 9/11 and Abu Ghraib to the mechanical, mundane functioning of airport biometrics, geopolitical truths are established through a process of visual demonstration. Visual culture has become part of the apparatus of persuasion. 'Observant States' brings together leading international authors to explore the developing relationship between geopolitics and visual culture. The result is a definitive contribution to a globally significant, newly emergent field of enquiry.
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: pb ISBN 9781845119454
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Geopolitics is changing. The conduct of war and peace is being transformed by our increasing dependence on visual images and practices. Satellite surveillance, computer games, streaming video, retinal scanning and mobile phone cameras are just some of the technologies that are shaping contemporary geopolitics. From the horrors of 9/11 and Abu Ghraib to the mechanical, mundane functioning of airport biometrics, geopolitical truths are established through a process of visual demonstration. Visual culture has become part of the apparatus of persuasion. "Observant States" brings together leading international authors to explore the developing relationship between geopolitics and visual culture. The result is a definitive contribution to a globally significant, newly emergent field of enquiry. Contributors include: Louise Amoore, Judith Butler, David Campbell, Sean Carter, James Der Derian, Klaus Dodds, Emily Gilbert, Stephen Graham, Rachel Hughes, K. Neil Jenkings, Timothy W. Luke, Fraser MacDonald, Derek P. McCormack, Marcus Power, Alison J. Williams, Trish Winter, and Rachel Woodward.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Envisioning Geopolitics
Fraser MacDonald, Rachel Hughes and Klaus Dodds
1. Imaging Terror: Logos, Pathos and Ethos
James Der Derian
2. Torture and the Ethics of Photography
Judith Butler
3. Not to be Missed Weapons of Mass Destruction
Timothy W. Luke
4. Flying the Flag
Alison Williams
5. Affectivity and Geopolitical Images
Sean Carter and Derek P. McCormack
6. Gameworld Geopolitics and the Genre of the Quest
Rachel Hughes
7. 'I Used to Keep a Camera in my Top Left-hand Pocket'
Rachel Woodward, Trish Winter and K. Neil Jenkings
8. The Scopic Regime of 'Africa '
David Campbell and Marcus Power
9. Combat Zones that See: Urban Warfare and US Military Technology
Stephen Graham
10. Eye to Eye: Biometrics, the Observer, the Observed and the Body Politic
Emily Gilbert
11. Vigilant Visualities:the Watchful Politics of the War on Terror
Louise Amoore
12. Perpendicular Sublime: Regarding Rocketry and the Cold War
Fraser MacDonald
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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